Review: Disney On Ice Presents Let's Celebrate

Motherhood is full of sacrifices, and driving through Uptown during rush hour to endureDisney on Iceis one of them.

A thousand vendors scattered throughout Target Center means that even if you buy your kid one overpriced item (in our case, a $15 rainbow snow cone in a Tinkerbell beer stein), there will be wailing and gnashing of teeth about the $22 light wand you didn’t buy.

Which is how things started at the Disney on Ice show with my four-year-old twins, Penelope and William.

On what the twins are most excited about:

Penelope: The princess and that girl duck. What’s her name?

William: Aurora!

On the ambiance and venue:

Penelope: This place is cool. Can we come here another day?

(Writer’s note: Sure, with your grandparents…)

William: I liked the echoes in the parking garage. I didn’t like it when you didn’t get me a light wand.

On the first act, which included Fantasia and Mickey Mouse:

William: I like it but I’m not going to clap until the end, okay?

On the costumes:

Penelope: Those don’t look like real brooms.

Penelope: That Minnie Mouse dress with a heart and a bow in pink glitter is the best dress. After Elsa’s. But there’s no Frozen in this, right?

(Writer’s Note: It is best to prepare children for disappointments. We’d had “the talk” about the shocking lack of Frozen in the show.)

Intermission Recap:

Penelope: Why was there so much Halloween stuff? And bad guys? That witch from the Dalmation show was there and I HATE HER.

William: I liked the Halloween stuff better than the princesses.

Penelope: GASP!

On what they were hoping for out of the second half:

William: I hope there are some dinosaurs!

Penelope: I dunno. Maybe something with fire?

(Writer’s note: Imagine my utter shock when the second half included the T-rex from Toy Story and a huge ring of fire during a Lilo & Stitch number. NAILED IT.)

The morning after:

Penny: My favorite part was Minnie in the red dress on the sled at the end. Only I wished there wasn’t snow in that part. I don’t want any more snow.

William: I’m going to tell Cameron at school about this. He’ll want to hear about the princess and the dinosaur. That was my favorite part. I wanted more dinosaurs. Princesses are nice but I don’t have a favorite one, but I do have a favorite dinosaur.

Penelope: That guy who lit the fire on the ice is named David. I already know that guy. He’s Lilo’s sister's boyfriend.